Bailey's Big News

Wed., August 27th

DOL
1. type of sentence structure - SIMPLE
2. simple subject - TEACHER
3. simple predicate - TEACHES
4. complete subject MY FAVORITE TEACHER
5. complete predicate - TEACHES.....ASP

Read Aloud today - Thank You, Mr. Falker

NO HOMEWORK

Wed., August 27th

DOL
1. type of sentence structure - SIMPLE
2. simple subject - TEACHER
3. simple predicate - TEACHES
4. complete subject MY FAVORITE TEACHER
5. complete predicate - TEACHES.....ASP

Read Aloud today - Thank You, Mr. Falker

NO HOMEWORK

Grades are Posted

Language Arts grades are updated to reflect your child's most current grade in class.  If you already have an I-Parent log on, please check your child's grade.  If not, please contact the Main Office for a password and log in access.

I-Parent is a tool that gives parents access to their child's attendance, schedule, and up-to-the minute grades.

Log on now to:
  http://schoolmax.cobbk12.org/iparent/

Language Arts grades are updated to reflect your child's most current grade in class.  If you already have an I-Parent log on, please check your child's grade.  If not, please contact the Main Office for a password and log in access.

I-Parent is a tool that gives parents access to their child's attendance, schedule, and up-to-the minute grades.

Log on now to:
  http://schoolmax.cobbk12.org/iparent/

School-Wide MOCK Writing Assessment

Awtrey will be giving students a MOCK WRITING ASSESSMENT
on Wednesday, August 27th. 

The writing assessment models the Georgia 8th Grade Writing Assessment.  It is a chance for students to practice writing from a prompt under simulated testing conditions.

Students will take the MOCK Writing Assessment in HOMEROOM and there will be an altered schedule for the day.  Students will follow a SKINNY SCHEDULE and attend all classes.

Wednesday's Schedule
HOMEROOM - 9:15-10:50
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
Block 6
Block 7
Block 1
Block 2

Tuesday, August 26th

DOL - students listed PARTS of SPEECH for each word.

We defined words from our NARRATIVE VOCABULARY list (audience, purpose, pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing).

Reading
Today, we also read a short story entitled, "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway in our Literature book.  We discussed suspense and building a climax.  Students completed a summary of the ending.


HOMEWORK
Writing Journal
Entry # 7 write about a suspenseful moment/memory that led to a happy ending.

Week 3!

DOL #2  This week's sentence
My favorite teacher teaches math in the morning, science in the afternoon, and reading to a small group in the after school program.

We read an autobiographical narrative in our LIT book entitled, "Our Finest Hour". We discussed audience purpose and embarrassing moments.


Writer's Notebook
Journal Entry # 6 - write about an embarrassing moment

HOMEWORK
Finish journal entry #6
Be sure to complete entries #1-5 from last week

Thrashing Thursday!

DOL - Students revised the DOL sentence and made it a compound sentence.

We played a word game called WHIP IT! and explored ADJECTIVES.
Read aloud - Ms. Bailey read Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox.  The "quick read" focused on adjectives and descriptive words.

Teachers checked HOMEWORK from Tuesday (vocab).  Please make sure homework is completed - 14 students served LUNCH DETENTION and received CONDUCT CUTS.

HOMEWORK
DOL Quiz tomorrow, Friday!

Wonderful Wednesday!

DOL - sentence structure
1. type of sentence
2. simple subject
3.  complete subject
4.  simple predicate
5.  complete predicate
6.  prepositional phrase
7.  direct object

Today, we read a short story in the WAG book (pg 50-51) entitled, "The Bike".  We discussed how the conflict (fear of the corner) helped build the story.

We also wrote in our Writer's Notebook - Journal Entry #3
Write about a time you disobeyed an adult and did something you were not.


HOMEWORK
Complete Journal Entry #3 - a lesson learned
OPEN HOUSE, Thursday, August 21st, 6:30pm
DOL Quiz on Friday - study YOUR DOL

Terrific Tuesday!

DOL - Write the sentence VERTICALLY and list the PARTS OF SPEECH.

We discussed autobiographical narratives and read our WAG book, pages 48 & 49.
Students received NARRATIVE vocabulary sheet.  Here is a copy of the sheet. Download narrative_vocabulary_words.doc
Students can WRITE the definitions ON THE VOCABULARY SHEET

Journal Entry #2 - Childhood Event
Narrate the events related to the childhood memory that you've chosen so that your readers will understand why the event was important and memorable.

HOMEWORK
Look up FIRST (5) vocabulary words on sheet - use WAG book, pg 49.

Happy Monday!

DOL #1
Students corrected sentence.
The large green dragon ate several people for dinner

What is a writer's notebook (WNB)?
We discussed the use of our comp books as WRITER'S NOTEBOOKS.

Students made a list in their WNB of what good writers write about. 
LIST:  Good writers write about......family, friends, memories, school drama, moving, vacations, dentist visits, chores, neighbors, little brothers, clothes, goals, dreams, favorite songs, family traditions, secrets, themselves, events, problems, what makes them happy/sad, things they see!

Journal Entry #1  Students were directed to write about one of the items on their list. 

WAG (Writing and Grammar) books were issued TODAY!
Students need to TAKE their TEXTBOOKS home and LEAVE them there until May.